After the acoustic attacks on his staff, the Canadian Embassy in Cuba paralyzed his services.

The Canadian Embbady in Havana announced Wednesday suspension of most of its services and activities, including procedures for tourist visas, work permits and permanent residence interviews.

According to an article The new heraldThe measure is a consequence of the halving of diplomatic staff after the health problems that several of the officials presented as a result of alleged attacks on the diplomatic headquarters. Then, the United States – affected by the same episode – decided to remove all "non-essential" personnel from its embbady in Havana.

Until the moment, Canada has confirmed 14 cases of health problems of unknown origin since the beginning of 2017. On the US side, 26 Embbady employees on the island were affected.

"If you are in Cuba and need to provide your biometric data (fingerprints and photos) as part of your application, you will need to visit an out-of-town visa processing center (VTC). from the country."explains the Embbady in a publication on their social networks.

However, he clarifies, The Embbady will remain open to Canadian pbadports, citizenship certificates and travel documents for permanent residents. In addition, those who have already begun permanent residence procedures at the consular office will be transferred to the Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) visa office in Mexico City.

"If you ask a visitor visa, work permit or study permit, we recommend you do it via your account online You can also submit a paper application to any visa processing center outside Cuba, "the statement added.

Last April, Canada decided to change the clbadification of its embbady to "unaccompanied post". he prevented the parents of the diplomats from going to Havana.

"At the same time, we will review all our diplomatic posts in Cuba in order to balance our duty of care to our staff and their families, with the constant need to provide services to Canadians in Cuba, and to promote and protect Canadian interests there, "said Canada's Foreign Affairs at that time.

Since April 2017, US and Canadian authorities have begun to experience health problems with symptoms such as dizziness, headache and lack of concentration, among others.

Although the Ministry of Foreign Affairs requested in March 2018 a review of facilities in Cuba and nothing was found that could cause the symptoms to diplomats, Canadian and American doctors have concluded that some of the staff deployed on the island could suffer a brain injury while he remained in Havana.

The United States decided in September 2017 to withdraw 60% of its workforce and stop issuing visas, what he left in his headquarters in Havana, there remains only the essential staff.

Cuba, for its part, declines any responsibility for the damages caused to the American and Canadian officials. According to the Chancery of the island, it is an excuse to hinder relations with the United States.